Positive end-expiratory pressure increases intracranial pressure but not pressure reactivity index in supine and prone positions: a porcine model study by Rønnaug Hammervold, Rønnaug Hammervold, Rønnaug Hammervold, Erta Beqiri, Peter Smielewski, Benjamin S. Storm, Benjamin S. Storm, Benjamin S. Storm, Benjamin S. Storm, Erik W. Nielsen, Erik W. Nielsen, Erik W. Nielsen, Erik W. Nielsen, Erik W. Nielsen, Claude Guérin, Shirin K. Frisvold, Shirin K. Frisvold

“…We also explored whether other baseline variables influenced potential variances in ICP and PRx.MethodologyTwelve anesthetized pigs were randomized to begin in either supine or prone position, across PEEP of 5, 10, 15, and 20 cmH2O. Continuous monitoring included esophageal pressure to calculate end-inspiratory and end-expiratory transpulmonary pressures. …”
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Spatiotemporal discrepancies and risk assessment of toxic heavy metals in surface water of Shitalakhya River around Narayanganj port in Bangladesh by Shahrina Sultana, Md. Sirajul Islam, Md. Humayun Kabir, Rima Sarker, Tanmoy Roy Tusher, Mir Md. Mozammal Hoque, Nowara Tamanna Meghla

“…Hence, urgent collective effort and proper monitoring are of utmost importance to safeguard the public health and this urban riverine ecosystem.…”
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Expression of USP18 and IL2RA Is Increased in Individuals Receiving Latent Tuberculosis Treatment with Isoniazid by Eleane de Oyarzabal, Lourdes García-García, Claudia Rangel-Escareño, Leticia Ferreyra-Reyes, Lorena Orozco, María Teresa Herrera, Claudia Carranza, Eduardo Sada, Esmeralda Juárez, Alfredo Ponce-de-León, José Sifuentes-Osornio, Robert J. Wilkinson, Martha Torres

“…Changes in the profiles of USP18, IL2RA, IFNA, CCL4, and CXCL11 expressions during INH treatment in TST-positive individuals, regardless of IGRA status, are potential tools for monitoring latent tuberculosis treatment.…”
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Linking winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L) root traits and root water uptake with electrical resistivity tomography by Huijie Gu, Yanzhe Wang, Luca Peruzzo, Baoru Li, Yang Lu, Xiuwei Liu

“…Electrical resistivity tomography (ERT) is extensively employed for monitoring soil water content (SWC) in agricultural fields. …”
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Characterizing executive functioning and associated behaviors in individuals with dual-specificity tyrosine phosphorylation-regulated kinase 1A (DYRK1A) syndrome by Hannah M. Rea, Sara Jane Webb, Sara Jane Webb, Evangeline C. Kurtz-Nelson, Caitlin M. Hudac, Caitlin M. Hudac, Raphael A. Bernier, Conor Miles, Rachel Earl, Alana Whiting, Curtis Eayrs, Margaret Johansson, Tianyun Wang, Tianyun Wang, Tianyun Wang, Evan E. Eichler, Evan E. Eichler, Emily Neuhaus, Emily Neuhaus

“…Caregiver-report revealed elevated executive functioning concerns related to self-monitoring, working memory, and planning/organization on the BRIEF, and attention and ADHD on the CBCL. …”
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Retinal optical coherence tomography intensity spatial correlation features as new biomarkers for confirmed Alzheimer’s disease by Zi Jin, Xinmin Wang, Ying Lang, Yufeng Song, Huangxiong Zhan, Wuge Shama, Yingying Shen, Guihua Zeng, Faying Zhou, Hongjian Gao, Shuling Ye, Yanjiang Wang, Fan Lu, Meixiao Shen

“…The main objective of this study was to investigate whether retinal metrics measured by OCT aid in the early screening and brain pathology monitoring for confirmed AD. Methods This was a case–control study. …”
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Field margins as substitute habitat for the conservation of birds in agricultural wetlands by Mallet, Pierre, Bechet, Arnaud, Sirami, Clelia, Mesleard, Francois, Blanchon, Thomas, Calatayud, Francois, Dagonet, Thomas, Gaget, Elie, Leray, Carole, Galewski, Thomas

“…We tested the compensation hypothesis which states that field margins may represent substitute habitats for bird species in agricultural wetlands. We monitored bird species in 86 crop fields in rice paddy landscapes of Camargue (southern France), a wetland of international importance for birds. …”
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Informatization of the processes of administration of the quality of medical services in surgical hospitals by Ya.S. Bereznytskyi, V.Ya. Bereznytskyi, O.V. Hudoshyna, N.D. Chuhrienko, G.V. Bereznytska, Ye.V. Zalyhina, Yu.B. Dianova, E.A. Rynska, L.N. Ksykevich

“…Together with the inpatient chart, e-mails of medical appointments are analyzed, patient falls are recorded, appointments and monitoring of patient care, pain assessment after surgery, allergic reactions are recorded, as well as a retrospective audit of the charts regarding the justification of the appointment of antimicrobial therapy. …”
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Proteomic Analysis of Hypoxia-Induced Senescence of Human Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells by Liping Mai, Guodong He, Jing Chen, Jiening Zhu, Shaoxian Chen, Xinghua Hou, Hui Yang, Mengzhen Zhang, Yueheng Wu, Qiuxiong Lin, Min Yang, Xiaohong Li

“…Tandem mass tag (TMT) labeling was combined with liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) for differential proteomic analysis of hypoxia in hBMSCs. Parallel reaction monitoring (PRM) analysis was used to validate the candidate proteins. …”
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Short‐term echocardiographic evaluation by global longitudinal strain in patients with heart failure treated with sacubitril/valsartan by Simone Mazzetti, Chiara Scifo, Raffaele Abete, Davide Margonato, Margherita Chioffi, Jessica Rossi, Matteo Pisani, Giovanni Passafaro, Massimiliano Grillo, Daniele Poggio, Andrea Mortara

“…Methods and results Thirty patients with New York Heart Association class II–III HFrEF were treated with ARNI and monitored using standard echocardiographic examination and GLS measurements at baseline, 3 months, and 6 months. …”
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Circulation of <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> strains of the Beijing Central Asian Outbreak genotype in the Kemerovo region — Kuzbass in 2018–2022 by Svetlana N. Zhdanova, Anna A. Vyazovaya, Irina B. Lebedeva, Vyacheslav V. Sinkov, Ilya G. Kondratov, Yakov Sh. Schwartz, Lyubov V. Rychkova, Elena B. Brusina, Igor V. Mokrousov, Oleg B. Ogarkov

“…Beijing CAO strains, detected mainly in newly diagnosed HIV/TB patients, require further monitoring and control of their spreading.…”
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Assessment of Health Risks from Agricultural Soils Contaminated with Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) Across Different Land-Use Categories of Bangladesh by Sumaya Sharmin, Qingyue Wang, Md. Rezwanul Islam, Weiqian Wang, Yanyan Wang, Christian Ebere Enyoh, Md. Sohel Rana

“…These findings underscore the need for ongoing monitoring and management strategies to mitigate PAH contamination in agricultural soils, thus protecting environmental and public health concerns.…”
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Targeted detection of endogenous LINE-1 proteins and ORF2p interactions by Mathias I. Nielsen, Justina C. Wolters, Omar G. Rosas Bringas, Hua Jiang, Luciano H. Di Stefano, Mehrnoosh Oghbaie, Samira Hozeifi, Mats J. Nitert, Alienke van Pijkeren, Marieke Smit, Lars ter Morsche, Apostolos Mourtzinos, Vikram Deshpande, Martin S. Taylor, Brian T. Chait, John LaCava

“…Results Here we present targeted mass spectrometry assays, selected and parallel reaction monitoring (SRM and PRM, respectively) to detect and quantify L1 ORF1p and ORF2p at their endogenous abundances. …”
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Preparedness, prevention and control related to zoonotic avian influenza by EFSA Panel on Animal Health and Animal Welfare (AHAW), ECDC, Julio Alvarez, Anette Boklund, Sabine Dippel, Fernanda Dórea, Jordi Figuerola, Mette S. Herskin, Virginie Michel, Miguel Ángel Miranda Chueca, Eleonora Nannoni, Søren Saxmose Nielsen, Romolo Nonno, Anja B. Riber, Jan Arend Stegeman, Karl Ståhl, Hans‐Hermann Thulke, Frank Tuyttens, Christoph Winckler, Claire Brugerolles, Thorsten Wolff, Anna Parys, Erika Lindh, Neus Latorre‐Margalef, Marie‐Anne Rameix Welti, Ralf Dürrwald, Ramona Trebbien, Sylvie Van der Werf, Magnus Gisslén, Isabella Monne, Alice Fusaro, Claire Guinat, Alessio Bortolami, Leonidas Alexakis, Theresa Enkirch, Olov Svartstrom, Katriina Willgert, Francesca Baldinelli, Ludovica Preite, Malin Grant, Alessandro Broglia, Angeliki Melidou

“…All preparedness, preventive and control measures must be implemented under a One Health framework and tailored to the setting and the epidemiological situation; in particular, enhanced monitoring, biosecurity, genomic surveillance and global collaboration are critical for mitigating the zoonotic risks of AIV.…”
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Plasma phospho-tau217 as a predictive biomarker for Alzheimer’s disease in a large south American cohort by Neetesh Pandey, Zikun Yang, Basilio Cieza, Dolly Reyes-Dumeyer, Min Suk Kang, Rosa Montesinos, Marcio Soto-Añari, Nilton Custodio, Lawrence S. Honig, Giuseppe Tosto

“…Abstract Background Blood-based Alzheimer’s disease (AD) biomarkers have been increasingly employed for diagnostic, prognostic, and therapeutic monitoring purposes, due to accuracy in distinguishing AD pathophysiologic process. …”
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Rational composition engineering for high‐quality Pb–Sn photodetector toward sensitive near‐infrared digital imaging arrays by Huan Li, Yu Gao, Xin Hong, Kanghui Ke, Zilong Ye, Siwei Zhang, Kefei Shi, Zhuo Peng, Hao Yan, Man‐Chung Tang, Youwei Yao, Ben Zhong Tang, Guodan Wei, Feiyu Kang

“…Abstract Broadband photodetectors (PDs) capable of multi‐wavelength detection have garnered significant interest for applications in environmental monitoring, optical communication, spectral analysis, and imaging sensing. …”
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Avoidable factors associated with maternal death from postpartum haemorrhage: a national Malawian surveillance study by Arri Coomarasamy, Maria Lisa Odland, Luis Gadama, David Lissauer, Fannie Kachale, Chifundo Ndamala, Abi Merriel, Catriona Waitt, Hussein H Twabi, Annie Kuyere, Marthe Onrust, Jennifer Riches, Yamikani Chimwaza, Rosemary Bilesi, Lumbani Makhaza, Regina Makuluni, Laura Munthali, Owen Musopole, Deborah A Phiri, James Jafali

“…Detailed reviews identified that deaths from PPH were more likely to be associated with factors such as ‘lack of obstetric lifesaving skills’ (26.7% vs 10.1%, p&lt;0.001), ‘inadequate monitoring’ (51.5% vs 40.7%, p=0.012) and ‘communication problems between facilities’ (11.5% vs 6.2%, p=0.019) than deaths from other causes.Conclusions Our analysis represents the largest published review of maternal deaths from PPH. …”
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Skullcapflavone II suppresses TGF-β-induced corneal epithelial mesenchymal transition in vitro by Meng-Xi Li, Zhen Zhang, Yue Zhang, Fan-Ru Zhao, Yu-Fan Li, Yu-Fei Dang, Yang-Yang Yue, Li Li

“…At a SCF-II (5, 10 µmol/L) dose, cell viability was analysed with a cell counting kit-8 (CCK-8) assay, and cell migration was monitored with wound healing and Transwell migration assays. …”
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Cancer mortality and sectors of employment: a cohort study in Italy by Stefania Massari, Lisa Bauleo, Claudio Gariazzo, Paola Michelozzi, Luca Dei Bardi, Nicolas Zengarini, Sara Maio, Massimo Stafoggia, Marina Davoli, Giovanni Viegi, Giulia Cesaroni, Alessandro Marinaccio, on behalf of the BIGEPI Collaborative Group

“…The adopted method proved to be effective in monitoring occupational risks and activating proper prevention initiatives and further insights.…”
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Exploring Dance as a Therapeutic Approach for Parkinson Disease Through the Social Robotics for Active and Healthy Ageing (SI-Robotics): Results From a Technical Feasibility Study by Roberta Bevilacqua, Elvira Maranesi, Marco Benadduci, Gabriella Cortellessa, Alessandro Umbrico, Francesca Fracasso, Giovanni Melone, Arianna Margaritini, Angela La Forgia, Pierpaolo Di Bitonto, Ada Potenza, Laura Fiorini, Carlo La Viola, Filippo Cavallo, Alessandro Leone, Andrea Caroppo, Gabriele Rescio, Mauro Marzorati, Amedeo Cesta, Giuseppe Pelliccioni, Giovanni Renato Riccardi, Lorena Rossi

“…Moreover, socially engaging robotic platforms equipped with advanced interaction and perception features offer potential for monitoring patients’ posture and enhancing workout routines with tailored cues. …”
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